Play title: Chhutaha Ghail
Author: Mahendra Malangia
Director: Sanjay Chaudhary
Lyrics: Mahendra Malangia & Bhahma Deb Lal Das
Music: Sundaram
Vocals: Sundaram & Rakhi Das
Cast: Rajesh Karn, Mukesh Dutta, Kumar Shailendra, Kalpana Mishra, Anjali, Sanjeev, Subodh Saha, Master Ashutosh Pratihast, etc.
Date: Oct 16 2011
Time: 6:30 PM
Event: Folk festival
Organizers: Maithili Bhojpuri Academy, Government of Delhi

Sincerely,
Abhay Kumar Lal Das,
Secretary, Mithilangan

निवेदक -
अभय कुमार लाल दास
सचिव , मिथिलांगन
दूरभाष - ९८१०४५०२२९ , ९३१२३०११६०

IBN Live recently reported about “Mukhiya Jee” the fist digital feature film shot in maithili. Mukhiya Jee is a satire on the existing social scenario of Mithilanchal.The TV channel reports that the movie made with a modet budget of Rs. 20 lakhs is a story of two brothers ‘who are widely famous for their verbal battles over trivial issues’.

The movie is directed by Vikash Jha. The music director is Pravesh Mallick who offers 5.1 Dolby digital sound.
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For more details, visit the following sites:

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mukhiya-jee-first-digital-film-in-maithili/189858-8-74.html

http://maithilifilms.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post_4069.html

This article traces the documentation of ritual wall paintings by Maithil Brahmans and Kayasthas through the collecting practices of private individuals, libraries, and museums, the commercial practices of producing and marketing cultural products, and the interpreting practices of scholars and critics. These practices have come to focus on the output of a handful of celebrity artists in a few villages around Madhubani, gifted artists but not representative of the wide distribution of wall painting at all levels of the two castes. This paper turns to the oldest extant documentation—the 1940 photographs of William Archer and the previously undocumented 1919 paintings for the marriage of the daughter of Maharaja Rameshwar Singh—to demonstrate the importance and quality of wall paintings among all strata of Brahmans.

The full article can be downloaded by clicking here.

Visit this website for further details: http://mithilapaintingtraining.blogspot.com/

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Author: Ramawtar Yadav

A comprehensive commentary on the history and background of Maithili language followed by a detailed description of grammatical features including (and not limited to): script, sound system, syntax, semantics, figures of speech and gender.

More at: http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=maithili&cmpt=q

The following is a list of top search terms that internet surfers used to learn about maithili:

Long before there were computers in most of our homes, there was Mithila Art in homes of what is now India and Nepal. Originally, this folk art form mainly consisted of lively murals painted on the walls of homes in rural villages. But it was much more than simple art for art’s sake. “Mithila painting is part decoration, part social commentary, recording the lives of rural women in a society where reading and writing are reserved for high-caste men”…

Read more at: http://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540sept09/2009/11/02/mithila-art-as-a-communication-technology/

Journal of Art Histriography | Vol 2 | 2010

The paper is a brief survey of the historiography of Maithil painting after independence. Tracing the roots of current perceptions of Maithil art to the 1949 article of W.G. Archer, the paper demonstrates how his interpretations were articulated by Maithil and non-Maithil scholars and promoters of Maithil art to project a regional, caste-based and national identity. It also looks at the ways in which Maithil art got misinterpreted with the arrival of western scholars in Mithila. The paper reviews the recent shifts in the historiography of Maithil painting by examining the emergence of Harijan Madhubani art. It examines how the legacy of colonial interpretations, romanticization of past history and debates on innovation and tradition, have changed the trajectories of the historiography of Maithil painting in the past few decades.

Download the paper here:  http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_152490_en.pdf

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Madhubani Art has helped place the Maithil culture on the world map over the last few decades. The simple rustic themes depicted in beautiful ‘geometric in nature’ patterns have found universal appreciation. The contrast between detailed line work and solid block of colors ‘ a signature of the art form’ has transcended through time and has allowed for adaptation through the varied changing themes. Traditional themes have been Hindu mythology, rural life and plants and animals.

The pictures below show a few key features of Madhubani Art. The pointed nose and on a side depiction of the face is the usual order. It helps the artist clearly show facial expressions. Also note the note the detailed line work with double line edging.

Art work by: Tripti Shree